Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Kazakhstan or United States?

Kazakhstan, at 33.0% against 31.0% in United States as of 2013.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States?

19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.

Where does this data come from?

Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs United States: Foreign banks among total banks (%)

Kazakhstan

33.0%

in 2013

United States

31.0%

in 2013

Kazakhstan rank

84th

United States rank

87th

Foreign banks among total banks (%) over time

Kazakhstan
United States

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 33.0% against 31.0% in United States, a difference of 2.0%.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 84th and United States ranks 87th of 137 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	29.0%	15.8%	13.2%	Kazakhstan
2000s	34.6%	23.8%	10.8%	Kazakhstan
2010s	35.2%	31.8%	3.5%	Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign banks among total banks, Kazakhstan or United States?: Kazakhstan, at 33.0% against 31.0% in United States as of 2013.
What is the difference in foreign banks among total banks between Kazakhstan and United States?: 2.0%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United States?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2013.
How do Kazakhstan and United States rank globally for foreign banks among total banks?: Kazakhstan ranks 84th and United States ranks 87th of 137 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10, published as Foreign banks among total banks (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Foreign banks among total banks (%)
Unit: %
Source: Stijn Claessens and Neeltje van Horen, 2012. "Foreign Banks: Trends, Impact and Financial Stability" IMF Working Paper, WP/12/10
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 137 places, 2,603 data points, 1995–2013
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

Percentage of the number of foreign owned banks to the number of the total banks in an Economy. A foreign bank is a bank where 50 percent or more of its shares are owned by foreigners.